-Rapes happen everywhere and we should not condemn the US Military for ‘raping’ Iraqis.
-How much responsibility should we bear for the fact that Sunnis and Shittes are killing each other? We gave them freedom from a dictator and they are using it to kill each other. We did not kill 150,000 – most of that number is Iraqis killing each other.
-Our original mission was changed mid-course because we did not find WMDs. Bringing democracy to Iraq was a noble cause, but not one we bought into as a nation. The Iraqis have proven that they cannot live in democracy.
-If anything, at least we have proven that democracy in a unified Iraq wont happen. It probably took this invasion to prove that point, and it has implications for the whole Middle East and the manner in which the Western world deals with them in the future. Instead of pushing democracy, perhaps we should be capturing oil fields for our own benefit.
-We should redeploy and either put a strong man in power or divide the place in three. Let them kill each other like barbarians. There are strong men in power across the Middle East – this has been the proven model our allies in the region display to maintain control. Whether it is Egypt or Saudi Arabia, it is clear that we are probably a few hundred years too soon to expect the Middle East to start sprouting democracies. So let’s take the next best alternative and find a ruthless leader we can ally with.
